Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated October 27, 2018)
This tip applies to Word 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003
If you are writing macros in VBA, you may have a need to determine the current day of the year. For instance, you might want to know that February 21 is the 52 day of the year. VBA includes a handy function that allows you to quickly and easily determine the current day of the year:
iThisDay = DatePart("y", Date)
When executed, iThisDay will be equal to the current day number. Notice that this example uses the Date function. If you want to determine the day number for a different date, simply substitute that date in place of the Date function.
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